BY JUSTIN RAY October 9, 2000 -- Follow the countdown and launch of the Pegasus rocket with NASA's HETE 2 spacecraft. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission.				Flight data file Vehicle: Hybrid Pegasus Payload: HETE 2 Launch date: Oct. 9, 2000 Launch time: 0538 GMT (1:38 a.m. EDT) Staging site: Kwajalein Missile Range Pre-launch briefing Mission preview - Our story describing the launch of the HETE 2 satellite. Launch timeline - Detailed chart of events to occur during the launch. HETE 2 - Description of NASA satellite to search of gamma ray burst. Video vault The High Energy Transient Explorer 2 spacecraft as seen in NASA animation. HETE 2 will seek out gamma ray bursts.   PLAY (206k, 14sec QuickTime file) From the history archives watch a previous Orbital Sciences Pegasus rocket launch, which is dropped from the belly of an L-1011 carrier jet.   PLAY (179k, 17sec QuickTime file) Download QuickTime 4 software to view this file. Snapshot HETE 2 patch. Courtesy of Space Country